From: Holliday, Ameerah <aholliday@health.ucsd.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, December 9, 2020 2:13:37 PM
Subject: STAT Madness 2021 competition
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On Behalf of Susan Ackerman, Vice Dean of Research
Hi Everyone,
Please think
about if you have anyone in your department that should be nominated for the
STAT Madness 2021 competition sponsored by STAT news (statnews.com) for the top
innovation or discovery of 2020 in biomedical science. There is no prize
money, but there is visibility for the individual’s research and the
University.
Nominations (and
yes, one can self-nominate) must be received by me January 5, 2021. 64
potential winners will be selected from the eligible entries by STAT News
editors beginning on January 19, 2021 and entries will be paired with each
other in brackets for a single-elimination tournament (aka March Madness) until
the final championship matchup (https://www.statnews.com/stat-madness-faq/official-rules/).
Judges (fans-i.e., the public,) will decide winners of brackets based on the
scientific rigor of the work, the originality of the innovation, and the
potential beneficial impact of the innovation in its respective field, the
general public, and society overall and the longevity of the innovation. There
will also be an editors’ pick of the top innovation or discovery of 2020. The
prize is bragging rights and a mention in an article written by STAT
journalists on statnews.com.
Individuals
interested in entering the contest must send me a brief (less than 200 words)
explanation of how the innovative research development in health or medicine
changes life science research-more specifically why is this research
groundbreaking and who will benefit from it, and a PDF of the referenced paper
which must have been published in 2020. In addition, please send a pdf of
the original research article.
Thanks for considering- it should be fun!
Sue
____________________________________________
Susan L. Ackerman, Ph.D.
Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Steven W. Kuffler Chair of Biology
Neurobiology Section &
Professor, Cellular and Molecular Medicine
Vice Dean of Research
UC San Diego Medical School
Pacific Hall 1123A
9500 Gilman Dr., La Jolla, CA 92093
Phone: (858) 534-8656
Assistant: Ameerah Holliday (858) 534-8589
Lab: (858) 534-6576
Fax: (858) 534-8664